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Environment and Ecology
The nature of belief
As hunger for growth and energy threatens a community of nature worshippers, they point to a different path towards development
Environment and Ecology
स्थानीय समुदायों की मदद से पहाड़ी तेंदुओं को बचाना (in Hindi)
अब उनके लिए पहाड़ी तेंदुआ कोई घृणित परजीवी नहीं बल्कि बहुमूल्य सम्पदा बन गया है।
Food and Water
Villagers and a modern Bhagirath bring life back to dry Marathwada
An NGO and people from 25 villages joined hands to revive the Chitte river near Aurangabad
Environment and Ecology
The Retyrement Plan : Using waste materials for crafting furniture
Furniture ranges from sofa sets to swings to independent stools and living room sets. The products are vibrantly colourful and sturdy to use.
Environment and Ecology
Indian conservationist wins Whitley award for saving elephants via SMS
Dr Ananda Kumar wins one of seven ‘Green Oscars’ for his system of reducing human-elephant conflict by tracking and texting elephants’ locations to people
Food and Water
Palakkadan matta scripts a success story
The traditional red rice, which retains its outer bran layers, has far more nutrients than polished Basmati, and has a Geographical Indication (GI) tag .
Environment and Ecology
Protecting snow leopards with local communities
The snow leopard was considered to be a despised pest; now it is seen as a valuable tourism asset - by Norbu, as also by scores of other villagers from places where SLC-IT has worked.
Food and Water
Placing faith in the farmer
A conversation on Community Supported Agriculture with Ashwin Paranjpe of Gorus Organic Farming Association
Environment and Ecology
Shifting Sands: How Rural Women in India Took Mining into their Own Hands
“When I worked in the farm, I was just another labourer. Here, I am in charge. People see my work and they also see me. It is a great feeling.” -- Yepuri Mani of the Undavalli women's mining group in Andhra Pradesh